page_title: Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy
section_title: Winners
hierarchical_section_title: Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy / Winners
caption_attribution_description: English: Pavel Bure, an NHL ice hockey player, playing for the Vancouver Canucks at a game in Vancouver.
context_page_description: The Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy, also known as the Maurice Richard Trophy, is awarded annually to the leading goal scorer in the National Hockey League. It was donated to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in 1998–99 and is named in honour of legendary Montreal Canadiens right winger Maurice "Rocket" Richard. It was first won by Teemu Selanne. The current holder is both Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals and David Pastrnak of the Boston Bruins, who each scored 48 goals during the shortened 2019–20 NHL season.
context_section_description: Key
   Wins including leading goal scorers prior to the trophy's formal introduction
  * Season shortened by the 2012–13 NHL lockout
  ** Season shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic
caption: Pavel Bure, two-time winner
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